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After completing his management education, Sarathbabu decided to become an entrepreneur with the aim of providing employment to as many people as possible<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|title=The inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/aug/31spec.htm|work=News|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=22 February 2012}}</ref> . He started his venture "Food King Catering services" with a capital of Rs 2000<ref name = thehindu>{{cite web|title=Entrepreneurial intuition sparked off by ‘food king'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2320724.ece|work=News column|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=22 February 2012}}</ref>. It is now located in 6 locations around India with a turnover of 8 crore <ref name=Dailypioneer />. His first branch was opened by Mr. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys.<ref name=background /> |
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Sarathbabu Elumalai | |
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| Born | November 10, 1979 |
| Alma mater | BITS Pilani IIM Ahmedabad |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of FoodKing, Politician |
Sarathbabu Elumalai is an Young Indian Entrepreneur, social worker and politician. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Birla Institute of Technology and Science(Pilani).[1] He is the winner of several awards such as CNN-IBN Award for Young Indian Leader[2] , 'Pepsi-MTV Youth Icon' [2] and 'Example to Youth Award' [2] .His story is a true motivation for people aspiring to rise up in life through sheer hard work.
Early life
Sarathbabu was born in a slum area located at Madipakkam ,a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu , India[2] . His family of five young children were supported by his relentlessly hardworking mother Deeparani,an Anganwadi worker[3] . She also did various other jobs like making idli,which Sarath used to sell before going to school everyday.[4] Sarath often quotes his mother being his biggest inspiration.[4]
Education
Sarath excelled in studies from an early age[3] and secured admission at the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani) with the help of the loans from his relatives and friends.After completing his graduation,he worked for three years with Polaris Software Labs[3] to repay his debts. Subsequently, he got admission to one of India's most prestigious management institutions, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Entrepreneurship
After completing his management education, Sarathbabu decided to become an entrepreneur with the aim of providing employment to as many people as possible[5] . He started his venture "Food King Catering services" with a capital of Rs 2000[1]. It is now located in 6 locations around India with a turnover of 8 crore [3]. His first branch was opened by Mr. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys.[4]
Social work and Politics
Sarath has been actively motivating young people across the country with positiveness of his story and involved in various social activities like adopting education of needy meritorious students .He launched a vision of "Hunger Free India" where 10-10-2010 was observed as a Hunger Free Day. Its objectives were 1. Provide food for at least 10,000 Needy people 2. A Human Chain to create awareness about the vision of Hunger Free India 3. An entrepreneurial workshop for 100 youngsters. 4. A Youth conference to discuss the ways to achieve Hunger Free India. He decided to take part in active politics with a mission to be a part of a cleaner system and contested as an independent candidate in South Chennai constituency during 2009 Lok Sabha Elections 2009 and won 15,000 votes despite being a newbie.He later joined a regional political party for better reach but quit the party later when his ideology didn't match with the party's .In 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections,he is contesting as an Independent candidate from the Velachery constituency (comprising Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur, Taramani, Velachery, Besant Nagar).His Election symbol is "SLATE".His goal is to win the election without bribing even one Rupee to the voters.A couple of his associates also contesting with the same symbol of "SLATE" in Anna Nagar and Mylapore Constituencies.He plans to launch a corruption free political party with the help of like minded citizens after the elections are over.He lost the elections and garnered 7472 votes.He has vowed to stay in politics and fight against injustices.
Again Sarath is contesting CHENNAI MAYOR 2011 ELECTION with DESK Symbol. The election date is on 17th Oct 2011.
Awards and Recognition
- CNN-IBN Award for Young Indian Leader - 2011[6]
- RITZ Chennai Youth Icon - 2010[2]
- Pepsi-MTV youth icon - 2008[7]
- Example to Youth Award - 2008[6]
- Honorary Rotarian[6]
- Honorary Alumnus, XLRI Jamshedpur[6]
References
- ^ a b "Entrepreneurial intuition sparked off by 'food king'". News column. The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Session Speakers, India Today youth summit". Speaker Profiles, India Today youth summit. IndiaToday. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "CEO of Idli Inc". Daily news. Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "FoodKing's CEO's mother sold idly for a living". Regular News. Sify.
- ^ "The inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu". News. Rediff. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Realising Dreams". News. The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008 Proud to be BITSian Food King - Sarath Babu". News. Prlog. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
